WEBVTT EY DID. REPORTER: SKY 7 IS HIGH ABOVE THE ACTION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CAPTURING EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF WHEN THE CHASE ENDED AND THE STANDOFF STARTED. STATE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE SURROUNDED THIS SUV BY EXIT 299 OFF OF I-25 NEAR GLORIETA. THEY HAVE A PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY SHUTDOWN. WE HAD A DANGEROUS INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDED TO BE APPREHENDED. REPORTER: NICK BAKAS HAS DECADES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. INCLUDING TIME SPENT AS THE CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. BAKAS SAYS THE MOVE TO SHUTDOWN THE HIGHWAY WAS DONE TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD AND LIMIT THEM GETTING HURT. BUT HE SAYS IT ALSO IS PART OF AN IMPORTANT POLICE STRATEGY TO HELP DISABLE THE VEHICLE. >> GIVES PUPPIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A MANEUVER -- GIVES POLICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISABLE THE VEHICLE BY HITTING IT. REPORTER: ANOTHER THING THAT CAUGHT OUR CREWS EYE'S ON THE SCENE WAS THE USE OF A ROBOT BY POLICE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT WHO HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF IN A SUV. BAKAS SAYS ROBOTS CAN MINIMIZE THE RISK POSED TO OFFICERS WHEN THEY'RE NEAR AN ARMED SUSPECT >> TO PROVIDE A DEGREE OF DISTANCE FROM THE OFFENDING SITUATION, THE ROBOT PROVIDES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SAFETY TO THE OFFICERS.